Japan’s Selene Begins Lunar Observations

Japan’s Selene lunar probe will spend the next 10 months carrying out its baseline “official exploration” of the Moon from orbit, following completion of its checkout period on Dec. 21, 2007. The orbiter entered a 100-km. circular orbit Oct. 18, and controllers needed another two months to activate...

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